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Understanding Ollie: Ian Holloway's book flits between insight and inanity, but offers fascinating window onto his mind

REVIEW: The book, like the man, finds it hard to sit still. It bounces between thoughts on a whim. It takes inspiration from a broad spectrum of muses – from...

09.05.25, 15:03 Updated 05.06.25, 20:07 7 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

“I’ve never had a problem talking,” writes Ian Holloway, in a rare example of using very few words to explain his latest thought.

Holloway has a new book out – The Mostly Football World According To Ollie – and, for those who have never had the pleasure, it is as close to an intimate audience with the Swindon Town manager as you are likely to get from ink and paper.

His ghost writer, David Clayton, allows that inimitable West Country lilt to come through in the text. It is impossible to read this book and not hear its nominal author.

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Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.

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